X-Factor #235
X-Factor #235 marks the first appearance of Scattershot, an extra-dimensional genetically engineered warrior from the Mojoverse who serves as a dark-mirror threat to two of X-Factor's own members. Peter David uses the villain's physical resemblance to Shatterstar and Multiple Man — a literal fusion of their visual signatures — to drive one of the run's most unsettling identity-horror plots, forcing Shatterstar into a berserk frenzy that puts his teammates in serious danger. The issue also records the first appearances of Jamie Madrox under the in-story alias 'Multitask' and Shatterstar under the alias 'Star Face,' brief but formally catalogued firsts in the Marvel Database. Within David's long-running X-Factor Investigations continuity, the 'X-Treme Measures' two-parter opening here represents a high-water mark for the series' Mojoverse-flavored genre experiments, blending superhero procedural detective work with cosmic body-horror in a way that defined the tone of the title's later era.
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X-Factor #235 was written by Peter David and penciled and inked by Leonard Kirk, with colors by Matt Milla, lettering by Cory Petit, and a cover by David Yardin — the same core creative team that had been steering the X-Factor Investigations volume since its mid-run revitalization. The issue shipped on May 2, 2012, with an in-book cover date of July 2012, under editor-in-chief Axel Alonso, with editorial duties handled by Jordan D. White, Daniel Ketchum, and Nick Lowe. It opens Part 1 of the two-part 'X-Treme Measures' arc, which was subsequently collected in the X-Factor trade paperback volume subtitled 'Together Again for the First Time!' alongside issues #233–236.
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- First appearance of Scattershot (Mojoverse) — a genetically engineered extra-dimensional warrior described by the Marvel Database as originating from the Mojoverse, who targets members of a Seattle vigilante group called the X-Ceptionals.
- First appearance of Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man) under the alias 'Multitask,' as formally catalogued in the Marvel Database character appearances.
- First appearance of Shatterstar under the alias 'Star Face,' also formally catalogued as a debut in the Marvel Database.
- Story title: 'X-Treme Measures — Part 1 of 2'; the arc concludes in X-Factor #236.
- Written by Peter David; art (pencils and inks) by Leonard Kirk; colors by Matt Milla; cover by David Yardin.
- On-sale date: May 2, 2012; cover-dated July 2012; published under editor-in-chief Axel Alonso with Nick Lowe, Jordan D. White, and Daniel Ketchum as editors.
- The issue's central premise — superheroes being killed in Seattle — sends X-Factor Investigations out of New York for a case with a Mojoverse-origin villain whose appearance mirrors team members Shatterstar and Multiple Man.
- The issue and arc were collected in X-Factor Vol. 16 TPB ('Together Again for the First Time!') collecting #233–236, and later in the X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 4.
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Reprinted in X-Factor #16 (2012), X-Men Universe Hors-Série #6 (2013), X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #4 (2025)
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